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Each year, on ANZAC Day, there is a Dawn Service held in the Unley Soldier’s Memorial Gardens. It is an opportunity for the community to honour all service men and women, past and present, many of whom were and are… Continue Reading →
A reminder that our AGM will be held on Tuesday 28th February at 7pm in the Library. The AGM provides the community with an opportunity to hear about the events and successes of the previous school year, and to hear… Continue Reading →
Today, we celebrated in true Unley PS style (read that as with morning tea!) the work of our wonderful team of School Services Officers, or SSOs as we call them. Our team of SSOs are an invaluable part of our… Continue Reading →
This week, Room 7 supported Loud Shirt Day by creating their own loud shirts! Loud Shirt Day is a fundraiser for centres in each state, who support children who are deaf or have a hearing loss. About 12,000 children in… Continue Reading →
Last term, Governing Council made the decision to purchase a bulk order of the school bucket hat from Brandmode, our uniform supplier. The hat has a slightly wider brim than the previous bucket style and provides great protection from the… Continue Reading →
Over 40 children registered for Auskick at UPS this year. The sessions ran on Sunday mornings across terms 2 & 3 and culminated in a fantastic final celebration session on Sunday 12 September. We would like to thank our amazing… Continue Reading →
This week, we celebrated our School Services Officers, more fondly known as SSOs. We are privileged to have as part of the staff at UPS, a large number of talented and dedicated SSOs. The range of jobs they perform is… Continue Reading →
One of the aims of the Education and Wellbeing Committee, a sub-committee of Governing Council, is to support families by providing access to a range of parent information sessions. Many of these sessions are held face-to-face, with guest speakers. The… Continue Reading →
Starting school for the first time comes with mixed emotions, for both children and parents; excitement, trepidation, joy, nervousness. Last week, 75 children started school for the first time with us at Unley Primary School. It has been a very… Continue Reading →
It has been a great start to the year making music in the UPS Music Room. Each class in the school attends a one hour music lesson with me during the week. My big focus for the year so far… Continue Reading →
Head lice are small, wingless biting insects which live and breed in human hair. Outbreaks of lice are common in children in schools everywhere. We have had a number of cases of head lice at UPS already this year. When… Continue Reading →
The Receptions in Room 8 have been settling in to school life. They have been exploring how to work together and be the best learners they can be! They have been exploring: – our Golden Rule – what friendly people… Continue Reading →